Sense of Star

"Sense of Star" is a term that Kim Dong-su (Garimto) used frequently while commentating during the Ongamenet Proleagues, when some progamers would dominate the games with extraordinary reaction and skill. In fact, because certain progamers exhibit unique styles in their games, one will be able to identify who the progamer is only by looking at the contents of the game.

Um Jae-Kyung, the renown commentator for Ongamenet, described the concept of "sense of star" as sensing something very different about the top-level players. From his interview with uhjoo from Teamliquid.net, he stated that "there's a palpable and sudden something you feel immediately." He explains, "gaming itself is 100% a big play of data. It's an interplay of extremely fixed quantitative factors. However, when humans get involved, how can I say this...the player's personality shows through? That's what Dong-su was talking about. Also, the movement of units, or sense of timing in, rushing out, strength, confidence, a sense of excellence - there are definitely progamers from whom you clearly get these impressions."

So how can one acquire this "sense of star?" Everyone can obtain some degree of this sixth sense through constant practice and watching the games of high-skilled players, though one may not achieve a level as high as progamers.

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